Other observations of Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Species with which Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) interacts

Comments

When I'm teaching botany for the FSC (sorry that sounds rather smarty-pants) I usually recommend the Wild-Flower Key by Francis Rose. Although it's not perfect, it combines pictures with keys, enabling you to get used to keying plants out without losing the safety net of pictures.

As I said, it's not perfect, and some of the keys don't work too well, but its very good.

I started off with Poland, the Vegetative Keys, which is brilliant for me as I have to ID all year round - not just when things are flowering!

Last year I discovered the new edition of the Wild-flower Key by Rose (revised by Clare O'Reilly) and I have to say, it's really easy to use, and almost fully illustrated. The keys are - as Chris says - not that easy to use (Poland's keys are fabulous) but the sheer quantity of illlustrations makes it much more user-friendly, especially for wildflower ID.

I, too, would really recommend getting a copy of Rose, Katrina - then get out there and enjoy using it!